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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A marble, of the sort used in playing marbles, that is one solid color through and through..
1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 76, […] an unclouded blue marble (known to marble shooters, at least in the twenties, as a "purey"), […]
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Purey means A marble, of the sort used in playing marbles, that is one solid color through and through..
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1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 76, […] an unclouded blue marble (known to marble shooters, at least in the twenties, as a "purey"), […]
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